1. Vocabulary List #1
Aspects of Language

2. Vocabulary List #1 Aspects of Language
1. Archaic (adj): no longer used; ancient
2. Argot (n): the informal specialized vocabulary or expressions of a particular group
3. Connotation (n): ideas or meanings suggested by a word; associations that go beyond a word’s literal meaning
4. Denotation (n): the direct, specific meaning of a word
5. Idiom (n): an expression with a special meaning that cannot be understood from the meanings of individual words; a nonliteral expression

3. Vocabulary List #1 Aspects of Language
6. Jargon (n): a specialized vocabulary of a profession or trade 7. Pidgin (n): a simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages 8. Semantics (n): the study of meaning and interpretation 9. Standard (adj): conforming to the established language used by educated speakers 10. Vernacular (n): everyday language, rather than literary language. The native language or dialect of a country, place, or group